it because i didn't agree with it. >> reporter: hassing eight of their last nine games is -- losing eight of their last nine games is bad enough but now the redskins have dropped five at home. there was a great moment for d.c. on saturday night. d.c. still buzzing over the big championship fight at the convention center over the weekend where d.c.'s own lamont peterson edged out a decision to win the junior welterweight title. the ref took two crucial points way from khan for fouls during the match. peterson ends up winning. plenty ahead. fox 5 morning news continues now. now. let's head outside and take a look from tower cam on this mop morning. we've made it to december 12th, 2011. glad you're with us early this morning. good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. welcome to fox 5 morning news at 5:00 in the morning. >> good to see you this

morning. tony is here with the forecast. hope you flew on some extra jackets. >> i just went back outside to double-check the sky conditions and it is cold. no doubt about it. for most of you, you are in the 20s this morning. here in the district, we are in the low 30s. later today, it will be okay. it will be cool but seasonable. >> i heard sunshine is in the forecast. >> yes, it is. let's take a look, show you what is going on out there. we'll start with the current temperatures at the area airports. it is 32 degrees. dulles is at 20 degrees. bwi marshall is at 24 degrees. i looked outside. there are some clouds out there. what this is picking up is some of the cold air that we have in place. those temperatures in the 20s. there are a few clouds but we'll see lots of sunshine through the course of the day today. i do think southern maryland, places like that, you will have more in the way of cloud cover particularly in the latter part of the day. so for most of us, we'll see a seasonably cool day, good

amount of sunshine, highs in the mid- and upper 40s. our average high is 4 degrees. we think we'll get to 46 in alexandria. 46 in culpeper. 47 in la plata. i'll go with 47 in the district. that is a look at the forecast. more coming up in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you very much. let's check in with julie wright, say good morning to her and check on traffic. >> good morning. better news for you if you are traveling the canal road clara barton parkway stretch, basically between georgetown and the beltway, roadway has been reopened overnight. all of the accident activity has wrapped up. we see traffic coming from the outbound lanes right now of the canal road corridor headed over towards the chain bridge. a few moments ago, we saw folks coming in off the chain bridge making that right turn head down towards arizona avenue. no problems reported now southbound along 270 southbound out of clarkburg. you will find inbound new york avenue at speed as you work

your way from northeast to northwest making your way past bladensburg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ic. frightening sunday for a d.c. neighborhood coming to an end after an hours-long stand off. it started with a traffic stop around north capital and gallatin street northwest. park police tried to pull over a drive but kept on going. police went after the driver and the two strike crashed -- two vehicles crashed. the suspect broke into a home. the suspect was taken into custody and authorities say he never had a weapon. funeral arrangements set for the virginia tech police officer shot and killed on campus last week. there will be a service for derek crouse at virginia tech's coliseum today. the officer leaves behind his

wife, his 16-year-old son dustin and four stepsons. we now know the name of the man who died in a crash in seat pleasant saturday. 31-year-old reggie crawford crossed the yellow lines on seat pleasant drive and slammed into an oncoming vehicle. investigators haven't yet determined why he crossed the line. crowe -- crawford was thrown from his car. a crackdown on so-called flash mobs in maryland. lawmakers will introduce a flash mob theft act of 2012 outside a germantown 7-eleven target bid a flash mob in august. the bill would make bhult inle acts of theft committed by multiple people in union son one crime. the total value of the property would determine whether it was a felony or misdemeanor. still no sign of the wssc employee who disappeared on the tridelphia reservoir nine days ago. family and friend returned to the banks of the water again to

pray that chuck duckett would some day come home to them. >> reporter: dozens ever people who know and love chuck duckett gathered at the banks of the tridelphia reservoir. it has been nine days since he vanished but they haven't given up hope that he will be found. >> i pray every night. i pray every night. >> reporter: duckett was at this site. his boat was found about 300 yards from where he launched it. crews who were back on the water searching again today also found a floatation device but no sign of duckett. the only sibling charlita duckett has. >> as you can imagine, i'm hurting very, very deeply from not knowing where my brother is. >> reporter: it has been nine days of agony for duckett's wife keisha and their three kids too, ages 12, 9 and 7. they have a lot of support from family and friends who are also

looking for answers. >> we are looking for him to return home. we are continuing to pray for that and wear holding out hope. >> reporter: rescue crews say it is unlikely the 35-year-old could have survived very long in the frigid water of the reservoir. they've searched the woods nearby. >> the family wants closure so we can continue to comfort each other and move on and build each other up. >> that is audrey barnes reporting for us there. president obama meeting with the prime minister of iraq at the white house this morning. they are to chart the next steps for the u.s. and iraq as the last of american combat troops leave iraq by the end. the month. the two leaders are to discuss the next phase of the relationship between the united states and iraq. fallout from saturday night's gop debate fueled the sunday talk shows. democrats and republicans alike are accusing mitt romney of being out of touch after he had e. said he he would make a $10,000 bet with rick perry.

they say that a cash represents more than three months salary for most people. gingrich took his share of shots as well, mostly from ron paul and michelle bachmann. those continued sunday morning on meet the press where congressman paul took issue with gingrich calling palestinians terrorists. >> there are a lot of people that die over there and a lot of people die on both sides and i don't think we have the wisdom to sort that out nor do we have the authority to sort that out. >> representative bachmann on face the nation said questions about gingrich's marriage record and his work as a lobbiest are problematic. a virginia teenager held captive any foreign nation make a run for his life. we'll share the story of his daring escape. syria in the headlines today. straight ahead, army defectors clash with pro-government troops in the ongoing violence. we're back in a moment. nt. 

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syria's borders for the first time in the nine-month uprising b a dozen syrians attacked their embassy in jordan. two diplomats and four other workers were hurt. a 14-year-old from lynchburg held in captivity in the philippines for five months tribunes hi kidnappers and gets away. the family says he first earned his captors' trust and then he tricked them by telling them he was going to wash by a river. then ran for his life. he traveled through the jungle without shoes for two days eventually villagers spotted him and helped him get back home. the u.s. ambassador says kevin will be reunited with his family soon. michael jackson's belongings will be sold now. the contents of the house where the sing are died going up for auction this week and that includes paintings, furniture and ornaments from the beverly hills home. jackson was renting that how the while preparing for his comeback concert. the holiday spirit is on in washington, d.c. you were next

the first family showing off their singing skills. a star-studded line-up. everybody except tony perkins. >> how could that be? coming up in just a little bit, we have today's forecast. it's cold start to the day. dress warmly, folks. julie wright is here to tell us what is happening on the area roadways. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. l an ordinary breakfast pastry

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welcome back. we'll take a look outside this morning. it is cold out there. temperatures in the 20s in most places. a little extra chill to get your week started on this monday morning. >> so enjoy! >> yeah, cold start to the day but we'll see seasonable temperatures today. our average high for this time of year is 4 degrees. we'll be right about there.

not too bad. -- our average high for this time of year is 43 degrees. dulles only made it up to 42 degrees yesterday. we've dropped off. 30degrees now here in the nation's capital. 32 in annapolis. quantico is at 27 degrees. we do have some teens out there as well. culpeper, manassas, 19. frederick, maryland, 18 degrees right now. bundle up. here is a look at the satellite- radar. now, i pulled this one up because it is a big picture and it does indeed show some of these clouds pushing in from the south. dew think that high pressure is going to give us a pretty good amount of sunshine today in the washington area. but off to the south and east, i do think you will have a fair amount of cluck across places like southern maryland, southeastern portions of virginia, maybe richmond, virginia too. but i think for the most part, it will be good sunshine for washington and points north and west. having said that, the forecast

for today looked like this. i think mostly sunny skies except off to the south and east where you have more clouds. a chilly day, 47 degrees for your high. partly cloudy, becoming mostly clear tonight. cold, overnight lows in the upper 20s so some of you will be in the low 20s again tonight. then for your five-day forecast, mostly sunny today. mostly sunny tomorrow. 52. we'll take that. we'll see above normal temperatures after today. temperatures in the 50s. thursday brings with it a pretty good chance of some showers late in the day and at night. now, let's get more on the rush hour traffic from julie wright. >> i noticed in my neighborhood for those that did not have covered parking, they will be doing a little bit of scraping on that windshield this morning. allow a little extra time for that as you head out. other than that, we're pretty quiet. traffic behaving nicely as you work your way northbound leaving the prince william parkway headed up towards the occoquan chght traffic running at speed at this time.

the beltway look good traveling between annandale and merrifield. no problems to report light -- right now at the american legion bridge as you travel between tyson and montgomery county. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. the credit rating service, moody's is refarming its negative lout yowt -- is reaffirming its negative outlook for maryland and virginia. a negative outlook could make it more expensive for the state and local governments to borrow money. it is expected to be another online sale frenzy today. today is green monday. it has become one of the largest internet shopping days all year with big sales and deep discounts. researchers predict $1 billion with a b will be spent online today. e-bay dubbed the second monday of december green monday some five years ago. it is the most wonderful time of the year and the byest

to holiday shipping. fedex says today may be the busiest day of the year. the reason for the high volume, the company is benefiting from an off the charts cyber monday. i want to congratulate 30 years of christmas in washington. it is always and vorred honor to be a part of this event because it benefits such a special place. the children's national medical center. >> the first family attending the 30th annual christmas in washington benefit. they rubbed elbows with the like of justin bieber, jennifer hudson and victoria justice or should i say they rubbed shoulders with the first family. obamas sang also christmas carols before the president made those remarks. they were joined by vice president joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden at the national building museum last

night. >> good stuff. still trying to pick out that perfect christmas industry? do you go with the real thing or an artificial one this year. >> that is a question for some folks. stay with us. h us. this is major jason johnson coming to you from kabul, afghanistan. i want to say hi and happy holidays to my wife shayla and my kids. love you guys, see you soon.  ♪ me and you

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the redskins fell to the new england patriots 34-27. tom brady through for three touchdowns. redskins scored on a nice trick play though when running back roy helu handed it off to wrap don banks. he threw 49 yards to santana moss for the touchdown. that is the end of the game. santana moss bobbled that pass picked off by new england. the redskins have lost eight of their last nine games. this past weekend, prime time for familiar lids to buy their christmas -- for families to buy their christmas tree. >> one big question is should we get a real tree or should we

get a fake tree? fox 5's dick krantz has the story. >> reporter: business was booming today at dan and brian's tree lot in bethesda. this is the old-fashioned with a where each tree is different and just the right one must be selected. the farley family is solidly in the campen fresh tree lovers. >> we are from colorado originally and there is like the smell of a christmas tree in the house. it just make it feel like christmas. >> zoey, did you help pick this tree? >> yeah. i liked it and i like how big it is. yeah. and i want to make sure the branches were big enough to fit my blue flying pig. >> reporter: why did you hike the tree you chose? >> well, it wasn't crooked and it was the perfect height and it was fat. i like fat trees because they are better to hang ornaments with. >> reporter: at a target store in rockville, the family of

jeff and laurie schott were equally enthusiastic about artificial trees. >> we actually bought one probably about eight years ago because i got tired of the needles in the house and that, having to water it and then the feel of the needles irritated my skin, my hands. so that was why we did it. >> you want the traditional nice, piney smell and the experience of going going out and picking the tree but you can't beat being able to fold it up and put it in the box at the end of the season. >> reporter: about 70% choose art fish trees. most are made in china. natural trees were grown in the united states. these were grown in west virginia. can you learn some fascinating things hanging around a christmas tree lot. for example, this free is a douglas fir. it is native to new mexico t grows in the rocky mountains south after santa fe. they harvested the seeds from this tree, brought them back to

west virginia, and they grow great. from bethesda, maryland, dick krantz, fox 5 news. >> we are off to a really cold start this morning. are we going to warm up at all. >> i cannot answer that. i can say i think so. we need to turn to the experts. tony is back with us after the break. >> will we sing some christmas carol joes some of us may. or should he leave that to the experts too. >> okay.   -- >> some of us may. or should we leave that to the experts too. >> okay.  [ screaming ]

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coming up on 5:30 right now on this monday morning. it is one of the coldest mornings we've had so far. temperatures well embedded in the 20s in many place this is morning. >> yes. >> does it help that it is 30 here. >> does that make you feel any better? >> does that 30 make you feel better? >> yeah. >> okay. it's 30 degrees here. reagan national had the first frost over the weekend. what's that? >> nothing. >> my foot slipped. i t. made a noise. i thought it was louder than it was. >> i don't have time for the facts anymore. give it to you next time. the current conditions at reagan national, where they had

the first frees this weekend, humidity, 74%. wind are out of the northeast at three miles per hour. here is a look at the satellite- radar. there are some clouds out there, folks. not just cold air being picked up here. some cloud cover moving in from the south and i do think that our viewers to the south will see clouds through the course of the day. i think we'll have some here but in washington, i do think gradually, it will become mostly sunny. so your day planner for today, sunshine, highs today in the upper -- upper 40s, upper 40s. we are looking for a high of around 47 degrees later on this afternoon. that is a look at what is happen with the weather. we'll have more coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. here is julie. >> what's wrong? >> they had my cup there. they don't like that. >> you're all thrown off. >> it's 5:00. i'm not normally sitting up here. >> hi, julie. >> you are having a morning!

coffee cup ain't in the right spot. kicking tony underneath the table. go back to bed. we'll call you in a half hour. on the roads, you'll find lanes are open if you are continuing to work your way around the capital beltway. so let's get to it. here is the outer loop as you work your way past university boulevard. no trouble spots to report here continuing around towards 207 here at the american legion bridge. traffic flowing freely between tysons corner and the exit for 207. northbound i-95 starting to slow in woodbridge as you travel northbound headed across the occoquan. all of your lanes are open. we do have problems to report on northbound i-95 for you guys headed up towards quantico. that is where i have the accident activity tying up the left lane. heads up, northbound i-95 approaching there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. ffic.

an hours-long d.c. police stand off. started when the police tried to make a routine stop. the driver didn't pull over the suspect ran off bursting into a gala -- gallatin street home. s.w.a.t. teams arrived and getting nearly a dozen people out of house. >> there were three kids in baby carriers and three little scuds and -- kids and a lot of adults. >> the suspect is now in police custody. the virginia tech police officer shot appear killed on campus last week will be laid to rest today. there will be a service for derek crouse today. he will be barried afterwards. officer crouse leaves behind his wife, his 16-year-old son and four stepsons. lawmakers in maryland are cracking down on so-called flash mobs. a press conference scheduled for today to introduce the

flash mob theft act of 2012. now, that press conference will be held outside a germantown 7- eleven targeted by a flash mob back in august. the bill would make multiple acts of theft committed by multiinle people -- by multiple people in unison one crime. these images taken at united bank on i street northwest friday around 9:00 a.m. police say the suspect handed the teller a note demanding money. he left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. if you have any information, you are asked to give police a call. the president meeting with the prime minister of iraq at the white house this morning. they are to chart the next steps for the u.s. and iraq as the last american combat troops leave that nation by the end of the month. the two leaders are to discuss the next phase of relationship between the united states and iraq. newt gingrich the latest frontrunner among gop presidential candidates and with that position comes a

whole new set of attacks and doubts. more now from mary ann rafferty. >> reporter: polls suggest former house speaker newt gingrich is the new leader among republican presidential hopefuls. as the front run are, gingrich must fend off attacks. >> i don't know that newt is going to last given all that baggage. that the the question i think everybody has. is newt really serious? >> reporter: despite some controversial issues in his past, voters seem unfazed. >> i think all week we've heard about newt's problems. there are tons of them. he has a lot of bag and at the republican voters so far seem to be absorbing that and diets counting it. >> i think if the election were held tomorrow, he would win south carolina and i saw bits and pieces of the debate. it is clear to me that newt gingrich has established himself as the republican frontrunner. >> reporter: fellow candidate ron paul suggests his reign on top could be short lived.

>> you know, we've had people leading the pack off and on this whole past year so it will be interesting to see just what happens in the next week or development. >> reporter: michelle bachmann says both mitt romney and newt gingrich have the same agenda. >> as i was studying the candidates especially newt gingrich and mitt romney, it is very clear that there is not a dime's worth of difference between the two of them. >> reporter: as a result, bachmann says she is the best gop presidential candidate. >> i'm the only proven condition stent constitutional conservative in this race on issue after issue. >> reporter: while some polls put gingrich on top, and online straw poll held for 1200 students at drake university, paul is the favorite. in new york, mary ann rafferty, fox news. tomorrow is a big day in the penn state child sex abuse case. a preliminary hearing for former assistant coach jerry sandusky. on the eve of that hearing, a new report that casts some

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former panamanian strong man manuel noriega is back in panama this morning. he arrived from france last night escorted by a security team to panama city's prison. the 77-year-old is beginning to serve three 20- year sentences for killing political rivals in the 1980s. this is the first time noriega has returned to panama since he was ousted in the u.s. invasion back in 1989. i ran onofficials say they will not return the american surveillance drone they intercepted in iran. the official are now saying how -- not saying how they captured the drone but a deputy commander in the iranian revolutionary guard says the spy plane was a hostile act. position news reports that president obama had three options to retrieve the drone but decided iran may consider it an act of war. there are concerned that iran may now have american

intelligence which it could sell to china or russia. former penn state coach jerry sandusky heads to coach tomorrow for a preliminary hearing in the child sex abuse case against him. sandusky faces 52 counts for allegedly molesting eight boys over a 1-year period. there are new questions about one of most explosive claims in the case w untime scant coach mike mcqueary said he saw sandusky sexually salting a boy in the locker room showers. but the herringburg newspapers reported that when he went to his father's home after the incident -- but the newspapers reported that when he went to the father's home after the incident, he said that he heard

sex noises and a young boy's arm came around the corner and an adult arm pulled it back. a richmond virginia woman's craving for barbecue. the barbecue was still able to stay open to take out service. another heart break for the redskins. >> up next, that was one of the several questionable calls to be made. monday morning quarterback is coming up next. stay with us. weather and traffic is coming up. ♪

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theater monday through thursday. you must be 1 years old or older to enter -- you must be 18 years old or older to enter. >> the movie looks pretty good. those movies entertain me. >> the chipmunks movie. we talked to the guy who plays -- the my name is earl guy. >> jason lee. >> he plays dave. >> it is so amazing how they get the right up to the minute references so the songs will be current and when you think of how long it take to make a movie like that. >> i don't know how they do that. >> drop the songs in. so it is always good. >> let's take a look at what is going on with our weather conditions. i've got weather headlines for you, ladies and gentlemen. temperatures, it has been chilly. it has been cold. they'll rise a little bit. some today and then even more

so tomorrow. also, high pressure still in control. that means nice conditions for us again today. chilly but still rather pleasant. sunny, there will somebody clouds off to the south and east today, i believe, but for most of us in the washington area, mostly sunny skies and then possible rain by thursday. temperatures across the region at this hour, we are at 30 degrees now here in washington. 18 up in frederick, maryland. 28 in leonardtown, maryland. annapolis is at 32. let's go to virginia. quantico is at 27. manassas at 19 n winchester, a cold 19 degrees as well. you can see we have some clouds in over us this morning. i do expect to see that break up rather nicely and we'll have a good amount of sunshine here during the day. i think those clouds will linger a bit longer off to the south and east across southern maryland, places like that into southeastern virginia where you will see more clouds than most of us for the day today. here is a look at your surface

map. sunny skies, high pressure in control. that means things will be quiet. it will be a dry day. no precipitation, a chilly day with temperatures just about seasonable. so the high looks like this. mostly sunny, chilly, 47 degrees. our average high is 48 degrees. winds will be variable really and for your five-day forecast, tomorrow, 52 under mostly sunny skies. not bad at all. that is above normal. a chance of some showers late in the day. high about 57 degrees. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. now, we go to julie wright and get an update on traffic. >> all right. cold start to the morning commute but already a busy ride if you are traveling northbound along i-95. accident activity before you reach the exit here for quantico. that is what is tying up the left side of the highway. heads up working your way out of stafford. be prefared for a slowdown. more delays facing you in woodbridge. on the outer loop of the beltway, we are told they are

leaning up debris. outer loop of the beltway as you approach allentown road, say apparently some barrels fell off the truck. this is on the noun side working your way from andrews head in the direction of landover. we do have problems to report if you are traveling 395 coming as cro the 14th street bridge. accident activity here as you merge on from the gw parkway. right at the end of that merge area, you can see the flashing lights. right side of the road will be blocked that. will cause an early delay from boundary channel drive headed across the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. they were off and running in the district for the jingle all the way 8 k. the race started on freedom plaza zipped morning. it spread mendte of holiday cheer through the route. some of the proceeds will go to habitat for humanity in washington d.c. we make plays.

that is what we do. we playmakers. >> all right! dig this, baby. ♪ you don't care for me. i don't care about that note note. >> a fantastic video montage to start the game. by the time you got to the fourth quart erred, the highlights were all patriots i'm heartbreaker for the redskins who nearly pulled it offer. this is their last chance drive to tie it up at the end. goes right out of santana moss' hands and that was it. questionable calls in the game. here is more from lindsay murphy. >> reporter: the redskins have faced their fair share of adversity this season losing players to both injury and suspension. the last thing they need on sundays is to feel like they're playing more than just their opponent. >> you all see what goes on out there. we blow our breath on one of the doggone guys over there and it is a penalty. >> santana moss was outspokened

and emotional following a game featuring a couple of questionable calls. rex grossman connected with moss for a short touchdown which could have tied the game. moss was called for offensive pass interference. he would turn the ball over two plays plater. >> still finding it hard to believe that it is all right for somebody to mug us at five yards and we can't get the guy off us. how can i get open if a guy is going to put his hands on me. if i put my hand back on him. >> i believe santana. he knows. he understand the receiver position. he knows if he pushed off or not. >> reporter: earlier in the game, london fletch are experienceed a similar frustration. the patriots were down three and driving. tom brady scrambles and began to slide when he was hit by fletcher. enter the yellow flag. >> personal foul. defense arms and the hand of the quarterback as he started to slide. >> the patriots could tie the

game up four plays later. >> he waited until the last minute to slide. he is considered a runner at that point in time. the referee thought i hit him in the head. didn't hit him in the head. thought i hit him in the shoulder as well. but what can i do? >> i saw it on the replay. i thought it was a bad call. i would have to see it again to know for sure but my first look at it, i talked to them and i said hey, i asked who called it because i didn't agree with it. >> reporter: losing eight of their last nine games is bad enough but now the redskins have dropped five straight at home. from fedex field, lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. giant, cowboys in dallas. cowboys had a 12-point lead late in the fourth quarter. here comes eli manning and the new york giants rallying with two touchdowns, one of them celebrate for andy jack

objects. with less than a minute to go, giants go on to win this one, 37-34. giant hadn't won in a while. michael vick back under center with the eagles after missing three games with broken ribs. matt moore throwing. here come the eagles. they respond with 24 unanswered points. here is a pass from vick right there. the eagles defeat the dolphins 26-10. they improve to 5-8 on the season. the ravens up the road in baltimore. john harbaugh and the rav understand expected to win against the winless indianapolis colts. first quarter, joe flaco, with the play action. the ravens win 24-10 and improve to 10-3 on the season. the colts winless now at 0-13.

ready for tebow time. another comeback for the broncos. he throws a touchdown pass with just a couple of minutes late. mat pratter with a 59-yard field goal to tie t in overtime, you knew it was going to happen. broncos win. another 51-yard field goal. broncos in first place. 7-1 with tebow under center. d.c. still buzzing over the big championship fight at the convention center on saturday night going into sunday morning. d.c.'s own lamont peterson ending out a decision over the former champ now, khan to win the junior welterweight title. the brutal battle though not without controversy. the ref took two crucial points away from khan for fouls during the match. peterson gets the win. congratulation to lamont peterson also on that card, seth mitchell and also lamont's brother anthony with a win saturday night.

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